Gertrude HARVEY (1889-1966)
Farmstead, West Cornwall
Oil on board, signed, 32 x 39cm, 48 x 55cm framed.
Gertrude Harvey was a painter and regular artists' model. She lived in Penzance, where she met and married the landscape painter, Harold Harvey, in 1911. After marrying, the couple settled in a cottage in Newlyn, Cornwall, with a studio nearby. They lived here throughout the First World War. Harold and Gertrude were close friends with many of the second generation artists, including Dod and Ernest Procter and Laura and Harold Knight.
This oil is in wonderfully original condition. It has been varnished, but there is no suggestion that it has ever been restored or even cleaned. In fact, a light cleaning may brighten the colours. The frame is likely to be the original and is wholly sympathetic with the work. Some shrinkage cracks can be seen at the mitres.
Gertrude HARVEY (1889-1966)
Farmstead, West Cornwall
Oil on board, signed, 32 x 39cm, 48 x 55cm framed.
Gertrude Harvey was a painter and regular artists' model. She lived in Penzance, where she met and married the landscape painter, Harold Harvey, in 1911. After marrying, the couple settled in a cottage in Newlyn, Cornwall, with a studio nearby. They lived here throughout the First World War. Harold and Gertrude were close friends with many of the second generation artists, including Dod and Ernest Procter and Laura and Harold Knight.
This oil is in wonderfully original condition. It has been varnished, but there is no suggestion that it has ever been restored or even cleaned. In fact, a light cleaning may brighten the colours. The frame is likely to be the original and is wholly sympathetic with the work. Some shrinkage cracks can be seen at the mitres.